Around this time of year, a delicious chocolate cake treat, decorated to look like a tree log, can be found on bakery shelves: the Bûche De Noël. Some holiday gift shops sell real logs, adorned with greenery, cranberries, pinecones, and cinnamon sticks, with three holes drilled in them to hold candles for those who like to celebrate the holiday with a nod to an old tradition. And television networks and streaming services air their individual versions of a program titled Yule

While I was in Colorado for a book signing event, my dear friend there created this beautiful table drape for me to use at future book signing events. I am so blessed! The drape will make its debut in less than 2 weeks at the Louisville Book Festival on October 11th. Hope to see some of my Bluegrass State friends there! #twrpbks   #WeBringBooksToLife   #historicalromance   #booksigning   #meettheauthor

. . .on October 11, 2025. I will be one of the authors at the Louisville Book Festival. Stop by my table to chat--and maybe get a copy of What Might Have Been to cozy up with this fall. You'll be able to enjoy Thanksgiving, Christmas, and ring in the new year--1865--with the characters.

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